Liberia: Shaita Angels Makes Return to LFA Women's Top Flight

Following their relegation to the lower league of Liberia Football Association Women's division last season the girls of Shaita Angels are back in top flight Liberian football. Read more »

Liberia: Substance Abuse Among Females On the Rise in Bong County

Leaning against a wall, her eyes red and glazed over, Mercy Benz said she wants to quit getting high, but her peers who are also drug addicts are the problem. "Being around my… Read more »

Liberia: Drug Addiction Threatens a Generation of Liberian Women

DRUG ABUSE among young people in Liberia's 15 counties is sadly becoming an all-too-common problem. In Bong County, central Liberia, young people, including girls, are prime… Read more »

Liberia: Pres. Weah Urges Women to Vote More Females in the Legislature Ahead Male Candidates

President George M. Weah has urged women to prioritize voting more female candidates than males in the October 10, 2023 General Election in order to have equal representations at… Read more »

Liberia: Nimba Women Groups Commit to Support Cummings

A combination of women groups with membership of over 6,000 women in Tappita, Nimba County, have pledged support to the Presidential bid of Mr. Alexander Cummings, Standard Bearer… Read more »

Liberia: 'Banning FGM Only in Montserrado is a Complete Mockery' - Rev. Noah Tour

Eleven-year-old Tracy, the female genital mutilation (FGM) victim who was kidnapped and forcibly circumcised last September, may never be able to live in Kakata Margibi where she… Read more »

Liberia: Meet 23 Precious Joy Teeweh, the Female Educator Transforming Liberia's Early Childhood Education

If there is one thing Precious Joy Teeweh cares about, it's changing Liberia's early childhood education for the better. Her inspiration for her career path started in the… Read more »

Liberia: First Lady Donates 30-Seater Bus to Ease Transportation Burden for Transport Ministry Women

The First Lady of the Republic of Liberia Clar Marie Weah has donated a 30-seater bus to the Ministry of Transport in response to a request by the female employees of the Ministry. Read more »

Liberia: Emma Glassco Raps On Efforts By Liberian Authorities to Empower Women in Fisheries

At the climax of events marking the 2022 International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa held virtually by the Food and Agriculture Organization, the head of… Read more »

Africa: In a Whatsapp Group Trafficked Women in Oman Plead for Help - Suspect Flees

In Part Two of This Three part investigation Front Page Africa and New Narratives look at efforts to repatriate women trafficked to Oman and efforts to bring traffickers to… Read more »

Liberia: Former President Johnson Sirleaf Wants More Opportunity for Women in Leadership

Former Liberia President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has said the world would be a safe place if women were in positions of leadership. Her comment was based on what she described as the… Read more »

Liberia: EU Celebrates the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Southeast

Every year the European Union Delegation to Liberia commemorates 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence with the government and people of Liberia. This year's… Read more »

Liberia: French-Based Female Defender Maya Neal Ready to Play for Lone Star

Many African athletes have chosen foreign nations over their original or native country to represent at international sports competitions which have affected the performance of… Read more »

Liberia: TIKA Donates Assorted Cosmetology Items to Nearly 275 Women in Garatie-Dying and Soap Making

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in partnership with the office of the Religious Adviser to the President of the Republic of Liberia has donated some assorted… Read more »

Liberia: Traditional Leaders Say They Will Not Stop Female Genital Cutting Without More Money

Traditional Leaders Say They Will Not Stop Female Genital Cutting Without More Money Read more »

Liberia: Deputy Speaker Reproaches Female Traditional Leader Over 'Payoff' to Stop FGM Practices

An assertion, attributed to Madam Massa Kandakai, Montserrado County's Chief Female Traditional Leader, that the practices of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) will continue unless… Read more »

Liberia: MOVEE Elects Seven Females As County Chairpersons Constituting 43.3 Percent of the Party's Leadership

Women's political representation and empowerment are getting the required national traction. The Movement for Economic Empowerment (MOVEE), which claims to have set a new norm for… Read more »

Liberia: UN Women Donates Assorted Items for Female Inmates

Ahead of the 16 Days of Activism, the UN Women recently donated many assorted items for female inmates at the Monrovia Central Prison and for others at other prison facilities… Read more »

Africa: UN Goodwill Ambassador for Africa On FGM Calls On Traditional Leaders to Preserve and Refine Tradition

The visiting United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Africa on Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage Jaha Dukureh has underscored the need for women and girls across the… Read more »

Liberia: UN Goodwill Ambassador Lauds Deputy Speaker Koffa for Championing Fight Against 'FGM' in Liberia

Regional UN Women Ambassador for Africa Madam Jaha Dukureh has lauded Liberia's Deputy Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa over his efforts to put an end to Female Genital Mutilation… Read more »

Liberia: 'Introduce Initiation Without Mutilation' - UN Women Goodwill Ambassador

The United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriage, Jaha Dukureh, has spoken about introducing a program called… Read more »

Liberia: Some Females Living Legends of Liberia Honored for Contributions

Over the weekend, all roads led to the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, where a book called Living Legends was launched. Read more »

Liberia: Medica Liberia Holds 5-Day STA Training

In an effort to ensure zero tolerance against sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), medica Liberia (mL) in collaboration with modiale (Germany) is conducting a five-day Stress… Read more »

Liberia: ForumCiv Ends Third Rural Women Land Rights Conference With a Call for Actions to Ensure Ownership of Land By Rural Women

For the third time, ForumCiv Liberia hosted the Rural Women Land Rights Conference. The conference resulted in commitments from participating organizations and some of the… Read more »

Liberia: Naymote-Liberia Champions Women Political Participation in Bong

Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has hosted a three-community-level dialogue focusing on women's political participation and preventing violence against women in… Read more »